On November 13, 2015 I decided to unplug from news media. This is the story of how I came to make such a decision, how it has lasted more than three and a half years (to date) and how it has transformed my way of thinking and being. How did I prepare for disconnecting: November […]
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Guest Post by Karin Vanhinsberg, Retreat Attendee/Mentor & Circle Member I still have this clear vignette of a moment 20 years ago during one of my work days as a nurse at a bustling city hospital emergency department. One of the doctors is telling me why her bright red lipstick is always looking more worn
Guest Post by Maria Kornacki, Circle Member I know a young lassie. Her name is Hoppy. But when she tells people her name, they seem to hear “Happy”. “Oh! Happy,” they exclaim. “What a nice name.” This happens over and over. Hoppy is frustrated. “No, not Happy. Hoppy! Why does everyone call me Happy?” Well,
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“To be able to slow down and feel Mama Natures embrace, thats life changing. And that a really beautiful thing to witness in your participants.” Photo by Shannon MacLaggan, from her August 2017 retreat at Northern Edge Algonquin. Last summer, fresh off the heels of hosting a wonderful retreat with Shannon & Pete of Anupaya
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Sometimes our best teachings about how Creation works come from experiencing how things don’t work. I have been reflecting deeply on how the way of the circle works after a recent experience, where I was asked to assist in manifesting a vision then was never contacted again….such a lost opportunity. What could have happened if
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Guest Post by Karin Vanhinsberg, Retreat Attendee/Mentor & Circle Member Both my Grandmothers loved Hyacinths, one for their scent and signal of Spring; and, the other for the fabulous colour. I think back to my grandmothers now and all the tools they taught me. My paternal grandmother taught me practical things like how to sew
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Post by Doug Mannen, Way of the Circle Co-Facilitator ~ “One million hearts. One million hands. One Drum” Honored I was to caretake Grandmother World Drum for two sessions, Nov. 10 to 16 and Nov. 19 to 23, 2018. For the first two days She partied with the other drums that are here in my
We may feel guilty that we’re constantly plugged in, or not even realize we are disconnecting from the people, places and real world experiences in our lives. Unplugging gives us the opportunity to reflect on what matters most in our lives and make decisions about the role of technology in our lives. Our smartphones are
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By Martha Lucier, Edge Co-Founder & Circle Member ~ painting by Martha Lucier Along a northern boreal coastline dotted with black spruce and yellow cedar, Killer Whale notices Black Raven walking along the shore. Black Raven’s eyes burn red with fire as she paces up and down the shoreline, leaving her scattered tracks in the
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By Martha Lucier, CCSS Circle Member & Co-founder The heart is the first sound and vibration we hear when our human bodies are formed, and it is where the Song of Creation lives and is expressed through us. Living in a world of conflict and instability, we may feel lost at times in our vulnerability
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